The Westgate School is a mainstream secondary school with resourced provision in Slough for children and young people aged 11 to 18. Its specialist base takes children for physical disability.
- Ages 11–18
- 1,273 pupils
School details
- Type
- Mainstream school with resourced provision
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Boys and girls
- Boys and girls
- Specialist base
- Resourced provision
- Pupils
- 1,273
- Headteacher
- Mr Jonathon Gargan (Headteacher)
- Part of
- The Westgate School
- Council
- Slough
- School reference (URN)
- 138012
Needs its base supports
1 need: physical
As listed by the Department for Education, grouped the way EHC plans describe needs.
Sensory and physical
- Physical disability Other schools for this in Slough (4)
How to get a place
4 steps, starting with an EHC plan
- An EHC plan
Places in an SEN unit or resourced provision are usually for children with an Education, Health and Care (EHC) plan. If your child doesn’t have one yet, you can ask the council for an assessment yourself.
- Visit and ask about the base
See the school and its specialist base, and ask how children split their time between the base and mainstream classes.
- Ask for the school to be named
Tell the council that looks after the plan (often Slough council) that you want this school and its base, and ask them to consult it.
- Named in the plan
If the school is named in your child’s plan, it must admit your child. Places in the base itself are agreed between the council and the school, so ask how they decide.
Questions to ask when you visit
8 questions to tick off as you go
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Ofsted
Graded by area, January 2025
Inspected in January 2025. Inspections from September 2024 to November 2025 graded each area but gave no overall grade.
- Quality of educationGood
- Behaviour and attitudesGood
- Personal developmentGood
- Leadership and managementGood
- Sixth formGood
- SafeguardingEffective
Contact and getting there
Cippenham Lane, Slough, SL1 5AH
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Directions: Walk Public transport Drive
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Other SEND schools nearby
- Slough Centre Nursery School Mainstream + base · Ages 2–4 0.8 miles
- Chalvey Nursery School & Early Years Centre Mainstream + base · Ages 2–4 · Ofsted: Outstanding 0.8 miles
- Darul Madinah Independent · Ages 4–11 · Ofsted: Good 1.0 mile
By need in Slough: Autism (10) · Speech and language (9) · SEMH (7) · Moderate learning (6) · Hearing (6) · Physical (5) · Vision (4) · Dyslexia and SpLD (3) · Severe learning (2) · PMLD (2) · Multi-sensory (2)
Questions about The Westgate School
How do I get a place in The Westgate School’s specialist base?
Places in an SEN unit or resourced provision usually come through an Education, Health and Care (EHC) plan: ask the council that looks after the plan to consult the school about its base. If the school is named in the plan it must admit your child; places in the base itself are agreed between the council and the school.
What needs does The Westgate School support?
Physical disability. Every child is different, so ask the school how it would meet your child’s needs.
What ages does The Westgate School take?
Aged 11 to 18, boys and girls.
What is The Westgate School’s Ofsted rating?
There’s no overall grade to show. Read the school’s latest inspection report on the Ofsted website.
Where is The Westgate School?
Cippenham Lane, Slough, SL1 5AH, in Slough.
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